# 1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 29, 1981* | | Bentley | W 86–58 | 1–0 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Dec 2, 1981* | | Stonehill | W 83–67 | 2–0 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Dec 4, 1981 | | vs. Villanova | L 75–97 | 2–1 (0–1) | |
| Dec 9, 1981* | | Brown | W 84–69 | 3–1 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Dec 12, 1981* | | at New Hampshire | W 82–50 | 4–1 | |
| Dec 19, 1981* | | at Fairfield | W 79–73 $^{2OT}$ | 5–1 | |
| Dec 29, 1981* | | vs. Virginia Tech Gator Bowl Tournament | L 70–75 | 5–2 | |
| Dec 30, 1981* | | vs. Texas Tech Gator Bowl Tournament | L 78–84 | 5–3 | |
| Jan 6, 1982 | | at Villanova | L 53–54 | 5–4 (0–2) | Villanova Field House Villanova, PA |
| Jan 10, 1982 | | at No. 13 Georgetown | L 51–67 | 5–5 (0–3) | Capital Centre (9,365) Landover, MD |
| Jan 13, 1982 | | at Connecticut | L 58–59 $^{OT}$ | 5–6 (0–4) | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| Jan 16, 1982 | | Providence | W 62–59 | 6–6 (1–4) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan 18, 1982 | | Seton Hall | W 82–71 | 7–6 (2–4) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan 23, 1982 | | at Syracuse | W 80–62 | 8–6 (3–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 26, 1982* | | at Rhode Island | W 46–44 | 9–6 | |
| Jan 28, 1982* | | Northeastern | W 87–77 | 10–6 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan 30, 1982* | | Merrimack | W 95–59 | 11–6 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Feb 3, 1982 | | St. John's | L 70–71 | 11–7 (3–5) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Feb 6, 1982 | | Connecticut | L 59–67 | 11–8 (3–6) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Feb 10, 1982 | | at Providence | W 78–71 | 12–8 (4–6) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| Feb 13, 1982* | | Holy Cross | W 102–81 | 13–8 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Feb 17, 1982 | | No. 13 Georgetown | W 80–71 | 14–8 (5–6) | Roberts Center (4,400) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Feb 20, 1982 | | at St. John's | W 90–81 | 15–8 (6–6) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Feb 22, 1982 | | Syracuse | W 88–77 | 16–8 (7–6) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Feb 24, 1982* | | St. Anselm | W 101–45 | 17–8 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Feb 27, 1982* | | at Seton Hall | W 92–74 | 18–8 (8–6) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Big East Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1982* | | vs. Syracuse | W 94–92 | 19–8 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| Mar 6, 1982* | | vs. Villanova Semifinals | L 71–74 | 19–9 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1982* | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) San Francisco First round | W 70–66 | 20–9 | Reunion Arena Dallas, TX |
| Mar 14, 1982* | (8 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 DePaul Second Round | W 82–75 | 21–9 | Reunion Arena (12,719) Dallas, TX |
| Mar 19, 1982* | (8 MW) | vs. (5 MW) Kansas State Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 69–65 | 22–9 | Checkerdome St. Louis, MO |
| Mar 21, 1982* | (8 MW) | vs. (6 MW) Houston Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight | L 92–99 | 22–10 | Checkerdome St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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